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General Forestry => Sawmills and Milling => Topic started by: Ga Mtn Man on April 29, 2014, 07:25:39 PM

Title: $69.49...
Post by: Ga Mtn Man on April 29, 2014, 07:25:39 PM
...FYI, is the price for a new LT40 hydraulic box cover, shipped to GA.   Just sayin'  :-\.
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Post by: Larry on April 29, 2014, 07:38:14 PM
I don't think they wear out........ :D
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Post by: Ga Mtn Man on April 29, 2014, 07:41:40 PM
 :-X :-[
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Post by: backwoods sawyer on April 29, 2014, 08:36:10 PM
But you can bend one up real good when positioning with a big tractor ::)
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Post by: Magicman on April 29, 2014, 08:38:58 PM
Sometimes we don't have to worry about what somebody else does to us.  We do a fairly good job ourselves.   :-\
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Post by: Ga Mtn Man on April 29, 2014, 08:48:26 PM
Quote from: backwoods sawyer on April 29, 2014, 08:36:10 PM
But you can bend one up real good when positioning with a big tractor ::)

I have a very general idea of where you might find a replacement.
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Post by: Larry on April 29, 2014, 08:56:58 PM
This thread needs pictures. :D :D :D
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Post by: Ga Mtn Man on April 29, 2014, 09:13:02 PM
 All I have is a BEFORE pic:

 (https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/28750/IMG_0864.JPG)
I only knew this box lid for a short while but had grown quite fond of it.  It will be missed :'(.
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Post by: drobertson on April 29, 2014, 09:22:40 PM
sun is setting, and I am already in the dark,
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Post by: barbender on April 29, 2014, 10:58:22 PM
That price doesn't seem that bad, with shipping.
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Post by: 5quarter on April 30, 2014, 01:10:01 AM
Actually, I think the steel is around eight bucks. It's the little sticker on top that says" do not rest forks here" that cost so much.
;)
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Post by: highleadtimber16 on April 30, 2014, 01:29:53 AM
Well up here you would pay twice as much plus shipping. I paid $75 for two B57 belts and two 150 Amp fuses today. You don't have to explain what happened to the lid. We got the idea :D
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Post by: Sixacresand on April 30, 2014, 08:28:43 AM
Besides its intended cover function, it is a handy place to lay gloves, tape measurers, ice tea, etc.  Just have remember to remove all items before travel or they will be lost.   I'm guessing, GMM, vandals loosened the bolts on your cover and it fell off.   :D
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Post by: Ga Mtn Man on April 30, 2014, 08:48:09 AM
Yes, that is exactly what happened.  Bolt-loosening vandalism is becoming a major problem in north Georgia.
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Post by: Magicman on April 30, 2014, 08:54:48 AM
It's hard for me to even imagine what kind of "bump" it took to dislodge that cover even without bolts??  That cover is heavy !!
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Post by: drobertson on April 30, 2014, 08:01:47 PM
could've been a high speed, low drag situation?  this said vandals are worthless,
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Post by: GDinMaine on April 30, 2014, 08:36:17 PM
It is a real mystery...it must have been quite an event that is possibly worth the $69.49 ticket for the only seat in the house.
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Post by: Ga Mtn Man on April 30, 2014, 08:51:05 PM
Hypothetically speaking, if the side bolts were only screwed in a few turns by hand and the top bolts were also not tight, one could envision a scenario where the lid might simply slide off.  Hypothetically speaking of course. 
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Post by: Chuck White on April 30, 2014, 09:38:15 PM
I kind of figured it was caused by the turbulance between the truck and the mill and the cover just got lifted off by the vacuum and then the mill ran over it!  ;D
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Post by: Ga Mtn Man on April 30, 2014, 09:52:28 PM
Chuck, I like your theory better than mine. :)
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Post by: backwoods sawyer on May 01, 2014, 01:29:29 AM
Well he got luckier then I did when I ran over the front jack Hisssssssssssssss....... Four bolts and something new to contain the Hissssssssss and I was back on the road :-\